Scientists just found a bizarre new form of ice that could explain what’s inside Uranus and Neptune
A new hexagonal ice phase found in lab tests may explain Neptune and Uranus's odd magnetic fields. Here’s how.
Published: 1 hour ago | By Ankita Garkoti
Rare supernova lights up spiral galaxy 45 million light-years away; check out these pictures
The supernova is unfolding before our eyes in a spiral galaxy and astrophotographers are busy documenting its changes.
Published: 1 day ago | By Harsh Vardhan
What if dark energy is evolving? Comprehensive new dataset questions a core assumption
“Two completely independent measurements have found hints of time variation in dark energy"
Published: 1 day ago | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA's Webb and Hubble reveal how tiny objects beyond Neptune still preserve their ancient origins
Hubble and Webb have been used simultaneously to uncover secrets of 27 tiny objects beyond Neptune.
Published: 3 days ago | By Purva Muley
"Never encountered objects that act like this": NASA’s Chandra reveals a new class of cosmic objects
The scientists found these sources among objects that appeared in the lowest X-ray-energy images in the Chandra archive but disappeared in higher-energy images.
Published: 4 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
NASA's Hubble images 'superbubble' in Milky Way satellite galaxy—and it's helping study how stars are born
The superbubble is gigantic, measuring around 210 by 140 light-years across.
Published: 5 days ago | By Lakshmi Kola
Source of gravitational waves from a black hole merger weighing 230 suns may have been an illusion
The possibility of lensing appears to be the most convincing yet in describing the unusual source.
Published: 5 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
New study reveals fresh clues about the mysterious origin of comet 3I/ATLAS
"This object gives us a rare chance to study material that formed somewhere completely different from our own solar system."
Published: 6 days ago | By Ankita Garkoti
Moon under a blockade? Chinese scientists sound alarm on potential military conflicts in cislunar space
A new paper has warned about how countries may strategically use their spacecraft to gain control of the space between Earth and the Moon.
Published: Sep 6, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
For the first time, scientists may have finally found direct evidence of dark matter
“It's thrilling to wonder if this could be the first hint of a dark-matter observation.”
Published: Sep 3, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Could NASA's TESS space telescope help in finding dark matter? New study proposes a way
Dark matter makes up much of the universe but is invisible, making detection a tricky affair.
Published: Sep 1, 2026 | By Purva Muley
Scientists just found a 'mega-Earth' with 23 times Earth's mass, and it's breaking the rules
This newly found 'mega-Earth' is forcing astronomers to rethink how rocky planets form. Here’s how.
Published: Aug 20, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Nearly 12-billion-year-old merger: Meet LKH, the earliest known galaxy to have collided with the Milky Way
This is the first evidence of a galactic merger preceding the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus collision.
Published: Aug 18, 2026 | By Shiladitya Ray
NASA's James Webb makes first discovery of three supermassive black holes in a single galaxy
The galaxy, J0148-4214, dates back to just 1.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
Published: Aug 18, 2026 | By Saubhagya Mukherjee
NASA-funded flying robots could soon explore the hidden caves of Saturn's moon Titan
These robots could reach places on Titan that rovers never could. Here’s how.
Published: Aug 18, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Astronomers confirm first 'black hole star,' explaining Little Red Dots seen by James Webb Telescope
The object completely outshines its surrounding host galaxy, revealing "pure" black hole star light.
Updated: Aug 14, 2026 | By Shiladitya Ray
Water near supermassive black hole? James Webb makes stunning discovery about dying Milky Way star
“The detection of water is especially exciting because it shows that molecular material can survive in an environment dominated by intense radiation.”
Published: Aug 13, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Scientists used Starlink satellites to map Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time
With this, scientists will be able to track changes in satellites and avoid collisions in orbit.
Published: Aug 12, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Astronomers release the biggest 2D map of the universe, featuring nearly 4 billion celestial objects
The 5.6-trillion-pixel map covers nearly 75% of the night sky. Isn't that amazing!
Published: Aug 12, 2026 | By Saubhagya Mukherjee
Pentagon releases 41 new UFO files with sightings from around the world; see images & videos here
The release includes an unresolved Gulf of Oman encounter and a triangle sighting over Afghanistan.
Published: Aug 8, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti